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    Archie Madekwe

    1995-02-10 (29 years old) in Lambeth, London, England, UK

    Archie Uchena Madekwe (born February 10, 1995) is an English actor. He was named a 2017 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He is best known for his roles in the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022), the A24 horror film Midsommar (2019), the Neill Blomkamp film Gran Turismo (2023) and the Emerald Fennell film Saltburn (2023). Madekwe was born in South London. His parents divorced when he was young. At 14 he started studying Theatre at the BRIT School. Later, he also joined the National Youth Theatre. He continued his studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and left early when he was cast in Ian Rickson’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? by Edward Albee on the West End opposite Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo. Madekwe made his television debut in 2014 with a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty. He then played Luca in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat in 2016. In 2017, Madekwe made his West End debut in The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? at the Theatre Royal Haymarket alongside Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo. He landed his first named film role as Luke in Teen Spirit after the casting director saw him in the play. The same year he also appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups.

    Movies

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    Lurker
    0 %|Jan 28, 2025
    Thriller
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    Saltburn
    70.06 %|Nov 16, 2023
    Drama, Comedy, Thriller
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    Gran Turismo
    78.05 %|Aug 9, 2023
    Adventure, Action, Drama
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    Heart of Stone
    67.94 %|Aug 9, 2023
    Thriller, Action
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    For People in Trouble
    27 %|Jun 6, 2023
    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
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    Beau Is Afraid
    68 %|Apr 14, 2023
    Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Voyagers
    60 %|Apr 8, 2021
    Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Midsommar
    71.63 %|Jul 3, 2019
    Horror, Drama, Mystery
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    Teen Spirit
    61 %|Apr 12, 2019
    Music, Drama
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    Legacy
    44 %|Jun 19, 2015
    Comedy, Drama

    Series

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    See
    81.15 %|Nov 1, 2019
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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    Love, Death & Robots
    83 %|Mar 15, 2019
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Les Misérables
    74 %|Dec 30, 2018
    Drama
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    Haven
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama